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We show a spacetime positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat initial data sets with a noncompact boundary. We develop a mass type invariant and a boundary dominant energy condition. Our proof is based on spinors.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-04-12 Xiaoxiang Chai

We study a class of non-smooth asymptotically flat manifolds on which metrics fails to be $C^1$ across a hypersurface $\Sigma$. We first give an approximation scheme to mollify the metric, then we prove that the Positive Mass Theorem still…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 Pengzi Miao

The rigidity of the Positive Mass Theorem states that the only complete asymptotically flat manifold of nonnegative scalar curvature and zero mass is Euclidean space. We study the stability of this statement for spaces that can be realized…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-05-26 Lan-Hsuan Huang , Dan A. Lee , Christina Sormani

Asymptotically flat static causal fermion systems are introduced. Their total mass is defined as a limit of surface layer integrals which compare the measures describing the asymptotically flat spacetime and a vacuum spacetime near spatial…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-10-13 Felix Finster , Andreas Platzer

The Positive Mass Conjecture states that any complete asymptotically flat manifold of nonnnegative scalar curvature has nonnegative mass. Moreover, the equality case of the Positive Mass Conjecture states that in the above situation, if the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Dan A. Lee

Away from the central axis, we prove the stability of the Positive Mass Theorem in the $W^{1,p}$ sense for asymptotically flat axisymmetric manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature satisfying some additional technical assumptions. We…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-03-18 Edward T. Bryden

We prove the spacetime positive mass theorem in dimensions less than eight. This theorem states that for any asymptotically flat initial data set satisfying the dominant energy condition, the ADM energy-momentum vector $(E,P)$ of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-12-24 Michael Eichmair , Lan-Hsuan Huang , Dan A. Lee , Richard Schoen

A positive mass theorem for General Relativity Theory is proved. The proof is 4-dimensional in nature, and relies completely on arguments pertaining to causal structure, the basic idea being that positive energy-density focuses null…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-02-03 R. Penrose , R. D. Sorkin , E. Woolgar

We prove positive mass theorem with angular momentum and charges for axially symmetric, simply connected, maximal, complete initial data sets with two ends, one designated asymptotically flat and the other either (Kaluza-Klein)…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-02-13 Aghil Alaee , Shing-Tung Yau

We prove a Riemannian positive mass theorem for manifolds with a single asymptotically flat end, but otherwise arbitrary other ends, which can be incomplete and contain negative scalar curvature. The incompleteness and negativity is…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-03-05 Martin Lesourd , Ryan Unger , Shing-Tung Yau

We find two conditions related to the {\it news functions} of the Bondi's radiating vacuum spacetimes. We provide a complete proof of the positivity of the Bondi mass by using Schoen-Yau's method under one condition and by using Witten's…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-12-12 Wen-ling Huang , Shing Tung Yau , Xiao Zhang

For asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds of dimension $n$ with scalar curvature at least equal to $-n(n-1)$ the conjectured positive mass theorem states that the mass is non-negative, and vanishes only if the manifold is isometric to…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-01-10 Mattias Dahl , Romain Gicquaud , Anna Sakovich

The cosmological constant $\Lambda$ used to be a freedom in Einstein's theory of general relativity, where one had a proclivity to set it to zero purely for convenience. The signs of $\Lambda$ or $\Lambda$ being zero would describe…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-22 Vee-Liem Saw

Within the general class of Asymptotically Anti-de Sitter spacetimes that are asymptotic to the A-de-S Schwarzschild metric, we give a simple positive mass theorem based on arguments from causal structure. A general result for all…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Woolgar

We derive a positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat manifolds with boundary whose mean curvature satisfies a sharp estimate involving the conformal Green's function. The theorem also holds if the conformal Green's function is replaced…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-06-17 Sven Hirsch , Pengzi Miao

To ensure the light (emitted far away from the source of gravity) can arrive at the null infinity of an asymptotically flat spacetime, it is shown that the rate of Bondi mass aspect has to satisfy some conditions. In Einstein gravity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-15 Li-Ming Cao , Long-Yue Li , Liang-Bi Wu

In a previous paper [9], we proved the following singularity theorem applicable to cosmological models with a positive cosmological constant: if a four-dimensional spacetime satisfying the null energy condition contains a compact Cauchy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-12 Gregory J. Galloway , Eric Ling

We study the stability of the Positive Mass Theorem using the Intrinsic Flat Distance. In particular we consider the class of complete asymptotically flat rotationally symmetric Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and no…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-03-19 Dan A. Lee , Christina Sormani

An idealized observer of an astronomical event is situated at future null infinity, where light rays emitted from the source approach. Mathematically, null infinity corresponds to the portion of the spacetime boundary defined by equivalence…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-18 Mu-Tao Wang

Assuming certain asymptotic conditions, we prove a general theorem on the non-existence of static regular (i.e., nondegenerate) black holes in spacetimes with a negative cosmological constant, given that the fundamental group of space is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 G. J. Galloway , S. Surya , E. Woolgar